The Quickest Way To Great Lower Abs
Written by Dave Green   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 09:16
Did you know that only 1 percent of the population has 6 pack abs? That is why one of the greatest accomplishments for a exercise enthusiast is having that six pack and defined lower abs. It is my belief that anyone can achieve this. They just need to ignore the TV and magazines and follow the simple rules to weight loss and muscle gain.
by DaveGreen


Did you know that only 1 percent of the population has six pack abs? That is why one of the greatest accomplishments for a exercise enthusiast is having that six pack and defined lower abs. It is my belief that anyone can obtain this. They just need to ignore the TV and magazines and follow the simple truths to fat loss and muscle gain.

The first rule is to exercise your abs like any other muscle. You typically exercise other muscle with weight and fewer repetitions. Doing 50 crunches a day will not do much for you. You are much better off find a way to increase the resistance and only completing 12 to 15 repetitions. Exercising like this will give you a more cut look. Because you are increasing the intensity, there is no reason to train your abs more than 3 times a week. They will need time to recover.

The other big reason people fail to obtain six pack abs is because that choose the wrong supporting exercises. You need to make sure that you choose exercises that will burn the most amount of energy and raise your metabolism for an extended period of time after the workout is complete. Some of these exercises are push-up, bench press, bent over rows, pull-ups, squats and dead lift. These exercises work multiple muscles at once and each of them includes core stabilization.

Your diet must be calorie deficient over all with some days eating more and other eating less. This fools your body into thinking that it is eating more than it actual is, preventing your metabolism from slowing. Stay away from sugars and sweeteners. Try to eat fruits and vegetables with each meal along with good fats and quality protein. Eat six small meals a day and drink 8 glasses of water. If you are not on a proper diet, not matter how defined your abs are they will never show through that layer of fat. Men need to get between 6 and 10 % body fat for their abs to show and women need to get to 12 to' percent body fat.

Progression each week is extremely important. You need to continually work harder and challenge yourself. You are a force of habit and it easy to get used to the same exercises using the same resistance. If you are not getting faster, stronger or can go for a longer period ot time you will plateau and stop seeing results. Keeping log of what you did and planning your progression each week helps keeps you on track.

Stress can cause havoc on the body. Weight gain is just one of the side effects. You need to find way to minimize stress in your life. Meditation is one of the most popular methods along with walking in nature. Sometimes just taking a moment to think about the good things in your life can has good effect on your happiness and stress levels.

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Simply follow through on some of these guidelines and add them into your exercise routine. You will be pleased with the results. If you need more guidelines for exercises and routines visit tight abs blog. If your want to focus more on your lower abs make sure that you check out the lower ab exercises for the most efficient lower ab exercises.